Legume
Henderson Bush
B tier
Henderson Bush is a historic baby lima bush cultivar—compact plants, small pale seeds—that helped establish baby lima production. Culinary use matches tender small limas. Cook as baby limas; good garden cultivar for home succotash. Bush habit simplifies growing. Flavour is mild creamy lima.
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Characteristics
Preparations
Baby Lima CookGarden
Traits
Bush BabyCreamyHistoricMildSmall
History
US
Henderson Bush lima popularised bush baby limas in US gardens and markets.
US
Henderson types influenced commercial baby lima culture.